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Modern Family,《摩登家庭》

A:Kids，breakfast! Kids? Phil，would you get them?

甲:孩子们，吃早餐了。宝贝们?菲尔，帮我把他们叫来好吗？

B:Yeah, just a sec.

乙:好的，稍等。

A:Kids!

甲:孩子们！

B:This is so...

乙:这也太…

A:OK!

甲:好吧！

B:Kids, get down here!

乙:孩子们，都下来吧。

A:Why are you guys yelling at us，when we're way upstairs,just text me.

甲:我们在楼上的时候，你们可以发短信，不用大声喊的。

B:Alright，that's not gonna happen.

乙:那是绝对不会发生的。

A:And，wow, you're not wearing that outfit.

甲:天哪，你不会是想穿成这样出去吧？

B:What's wrong with it?

乙:这么穿有什么不对吗？

A:Honey, do you have anything to say to your daughter about her skirt?

甲:亲爱的，对你女儿的裙子有何看法？

B:Sorry? Oh yeah, that looks really cute，sweetheart!

乙:什么？哦，对，宝贝儿，看起来棒极了！

A:Thanks!

甲:谢谢!

B:No，it's way too short，people know you're a girl…You don't need to prove it to them.

乙:不，裙子太短了，大家知道妳是女孩，你不用极力证明这点。

A:Luke got his head stuck in the banister again,

甲:卢克又把他脑袋卡在栏杆里了。

B:I got it.

乙:这个交给我吧。

职场美语

Email me.

给我发电子邮件。

Okay, I will. As long as I finish the card.

好的。我会的。我一完成那个卡片就发。

重点讲解:

You can send emails to me.

Email me.

我们在说发邮件时总喜欢说send emails，但email还可以作动词，表示“给…发电子邮件”所以下次让他人给你发邮件时，就可以直接说：Email me。